Riverton Farms LLC

The barn is fully ready at last. We have had to make more feeders and a good few hurdles this year as the flock continues to grow. Olivia jumped off her balance bike to take a look at the ewes with Tig.

And we’re off!! Calving 2021 has begun. This is a fourth time mother. All her previous calves were girls. And all of them were pulled. One of them backwards! So it was a wonderful relief to see this bull calf happily sitting next to his mother this morning on a slightly below freezing morning. A big thank you to Stone Ridge Manor for the wonderful herd sire Total Trust P44093103 aka Strongbow! We had 3 wonderful fall calves and a great start to 2021.

Wonderful to hear about this fantastic breed of sheep, we certainly think they are top notch sheep. And as lambing gets closer our ewes are all being sheared this weekend. Photos of that to follow.

On a normal day it’s pretty much all of these on the farm. !!

There is always one. His buddy is thinking, what are you doing boy!!

Our 3 fall calves enjoying the snow. Hard to get them to stand still long enough for a photo. 1 heifer calf and 2 bull calves. The registered mother of the soon to be registered bull calf paying close attention to her baby.

Horned Registered Hereford Bull, looking for a new pasture, 100% Grass Fed, great condition. Burns Farms TN Bloodlines. Born April 2019. Pedigree: RIV 1172 ECLIPSE ROYCE 1402 (1402) 44205068 https://www.myherd.org/web/USHF/Animal/Enquiry EPDs: https://www.myherd.org/web/USHF/Animal/Enquiry... Dam, 44144084 - 4DC 7133 ROYCE 1401 (1401) 44144084 Sire, 43249490 - BF 7133 ROYCE 1172 (1172) 43249490

Limited Grass Fed Lamb Available between now and mid-January! Naturally raised on our small farm in the Appalachian Mountains of south central PA, 100% grass fed from birth, no extra hormones or GMOs; just sunshine and grass. Lamb creates delicious recipes all year round for genuine Shepherds Pie, Lamb Stew, Roasted Lamb, Lamb burgers with mint and feta, or like pictured more exotic dishes like Tunisian Lamb or Lamb with a wine reduction. Yield is approximately 35-40lbs, fi...tting into a 6.75 x 14.5 x 21.5 inch box- one shelf in a standing freezer or a fair portion of a refrigerator freezer. Ollie King has been tending the sheep daily using rotational grazing techniques, with help from little Olivia and of course TIG the sheepdog. These are heritage breed sheep recognized by the Livestock Conservancy as endangered of Shropshire and Clun Forest breeds or crosses. We not only make every effort for the sheep to have happy well tended lives, but we also try to be good stewards to the environment- making sheepskins from their pelts as well as trying to get the wool into capable hands. Sheepskins and some wool available. Please PM Riverton Farm or Ollie King for more details.

2 of our sheep breeds mentioned in this article. We are trying to look after our heritage.

Well done Dan. And thank you for our wonderful heard sire. We hope that Stongbow will have produced his first calves this autumn. Thank you for all your help and guidance.